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JUNIOR  SOCIETIES 


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CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR. 


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BY  REV.   R^  b:.<^cl,ark: 

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Copyrighted  (1888)  by  the  UniTEn  Sociiety  of  Christias  Emdravor. 
This  copyright  is  obtaiiied  to  proteot  the  United  Society  from  nratilBted 
editions  of  its  worlis.  Xo  royalty  is  paid  the  author,  and  all  proflta,  if  any, 
are  used  in  spreading  the  ChristUn  Endeavor  idea. 


PUBLISHED    BY 

THE  UNITED  SOCIETY  OF  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR, 

No.  60  Bromfibld  Street,  Boston. 

1888. 


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Junior  Societies  of  Cliristian  Endeavor. 


By  Rev.  F.  E.  Clark. 


The  demand  for  Junior  Societies  has  been  as  sponta- 
neous as  it  is  pressing.  Many  pastors  and  churches 
have  felt  that,  while  the  regular  Society  of  Christian 
Endeavor  was  admirably  answering  the  needs  of  the 
young  men  and  women  and  of  the  older  boys  and  girls, 
vet  the  younger  ones,  who  could  not  attend  the  regular 
weekly  prayer-meeting  held  in  the  evening,  were,  in 
some  degree,  left  out  of  the  plan.  In  many  places  t^us 
lack  has  been  supplied  by  the  mtroduction  oj  Tumor 
Societies  of  Christian  Endeavor  into  which  the  little 
children  are  taken,  and  from  which  they  aregraduated 
when  old  enough  into  the  regular  Society.  The  su^es- 
tions  here  given  have  come  to  me  very  largely  from 
others  who  have  successfully  tried  these  plans. 
Who  Should  Belong? 

Various  answers  are  given  to  this  question,  I  notice, 
in  the  sample  constitutions  which  I  have  before  me. 
One  constitution  says  children  from  eight  \9  sixteen. 


deavor. 


I  as  sponta- 
td  churches 
>f  Christian 
eeds  of  the 
ys  and  girls, 
the  regular 
g,  were,  in 
'  places  tliis 
1  of  Junior 
;h  the  little 
e  graduated 
The  sugges- 
argely  from 

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n  a  . 

^another  says  from  eight  to  fourteen.  I  should  be  inclined 
~to  adopt  the  younger  age,  and,  perhaps,  put  it  even  one 
■  ycAT  earlier— say,  children  from  seven  to  thirteen.  Still, 
<^t  is  difficult  to  draw  any  age  limit,  and,  perhaps,  it  is 
^ot  necessary.  Thf  age  line  is  drawn  largely  by  the 
^necessities  of  the  case. 

The  call  for  Junior  Societies  comes  from  the  fact  that 
there  are  many  children  who  jught  to  be  brought  under 
direct  religious  influence  whose  parents  will  not,  and 
ought  not,  to  allow  them  to  go  out  in  the  evening,  when 
the  nieetingfs  of  th«  regular  society  are  necessarily  held. 
For  them,  meetings  should  be  appointed  in  the  after- 
noon, or,  at  least,  in  the  early  evening.  It  is  also  true 
that  these  younger  children,  while  there  are  many  things 
in  their  society  which  they  can  do  for  themselves,  are 
not  quite  old  enough  to  carry  on  their  organizatiotk  fully. 
They  particularly  need  the  guidance  of  the  pastor  and 
older  members.     This  brings  us  to  the  question : 

Who  Should  bb  at  the  Head  of  the  Junior 
Society? 

Some  one  or  two  of  the  older  and  more  judicious 
young  people,  I  should  say ;  but  be  sure  that  they  have 
a  great  love  for  children  in  their  hearts.  In  this  respect 
I  particularly  like  the  constitution  of  the  Junior  Societ}' 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
It  says,  as  you  will  see  on  another  page,  **The  officers 
of  the  society  shall  be  a  superintendent,  assistant  super- 
intendent, secretary  and  treasurer.  There  shall  also  be 
a  Lookout  Committee,  and  such  other  committee?  as 
may  be  needed."  .  .  .  "The  superintendent  and  assist- 
ant shall  be  appointed  by  the  pastor,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  officers  of  the  church.  The  secretary 
and   treasurer  shall   be  elected  by  tie   society.     The 


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Lookout  Committee  shall  be  appointed  by  the  superin- 
tendent  and  assistant." 

Its  RKLATtoN  to  the  Older  Society. 

This  relation  should  be  do^^^^^^^^ 

young  P-P'^^h'X^oigt^^  »°°^  ^°" 

]x  mors,  and  the  yo""BV  organization  as 

wardtobecommg  me^^^^^^^^^  I"  thf  constitution 

S°t^  hIov;    SILiety,  of  Manchester,  N   H     .a 
fclaus^wisely  worded  and  related  to  this  subject,  wh.ch 

Khri"w» 

Lro"r'socretrhCle  c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  «^'  "^^^'  ''^^  ^'^^^ 
S^the  SistL  Endeavor  Society  as  active  mem- 

*""'*'   What  Pledges  Should  They  Make? 

.     I,  liup  the  oledge  of  the  other  society  as  their 

As  much  l.ke  the  pieog  ^^j^  ^^  ^^,^  ^^ 

y'""r"l^v7and  gtirof  tven  or  eight  to  pray  and 
^'"''^  h!  S?ble  each  day,  to  try  and  lead  Christian  lives, 
"^f  tn  showft  bvbefng  present  at  the  weekly  meeting 
and  to  show  it  ^X  °f' "^  F  ;,j  ^^  f^^^  the 

and  takmg  some  part  therein.     AS  y  ^^^  socie- 

foUowing  constitution,  this  '"  «'\;'^'l^;';  ^^  ^^. 


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The  older 
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uch  to  ask  of 
to  pray  and 
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utterly  antagonistic  to  anyihing  of  that  sort,  but  there  are 
simple  words  of  confession  which  are  just  as  appropri- 
ate for  the  little  child  to  use  as  the  more  elaborate  forms 
are  foi  his  father. 

There  is  no  danger  of  beginning  too  young.  Our 
older  societies  will  be  stronger,  and  so  will  our  churches, 
if  these  little  ones  begin  aright.  In  churches  where 
there  are  flourishing  Junior  as  well  as  Senior  Societies 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  I  predict  very  few  "dumb  Chris- 
tians" in  twenty  years  from  now. 

As  all  admit,  the  first  part  of  this  pledge  is  reasonable, 
that  even  the  boys  and  girls  should  read  the  Bible  and 
pray  daily,  and  try  to  lead  Christian  lives. 

During  the  last  few  years  I  have  met  this  pledge 
worded  in  just  this  way  in  a  thousand  unexpected  places. 
So  far  as  I  know,  it  was  first  framed  by  the  writer  some 
•^ight  or  nine  years  ago,  and  used  in  a  "pastor's  class" 
bSbre  the  S«>ciety  of  Christian  Endeavor  was  thought  of. 
It  worked  well  in  that  class,  and,  as  I  believe,  wherever 
it  has  been  tried. 

And  now  for  the  conclusion  of  the  whole  matter.  K, 
in  your  Sunday  School,  there  are  a  number  of  children 
who  are  too  young  for  the  regular  Society,  but  not  too 
young  to  come  to  Jesus  and  be  trained  for  Him,  consider 
carefully  whether  tlie  Junior  Society  is  not  the  tning  for 
them.  Count  the  cost;  remember  that  it  will  require 
work  from  some  one  to  keep  it  in  a  flourishing  condition 
(the  difficulty  is  not  in  starting,  but  in  sustaining,  such  a 
society).  Then,  if  you  are  convinced  that  such  an 
auxiliary  is  what  you  need,  go  forward  and  start  a  Junior 
Society  for  the  children,  for  Christ  and  the  Church. 

How  TO  Staht  a  Junior  Society. 

The  following  suggestion  in  regard  to  sUrting  a  Junior 


Society  came  from  the  church  which  also  furnishes  us 
with  our  Model  Constitution  : 

'*On  Sunday,  a  meeting  of  the  children  was  called  at 
5  o'clock  P.  M.,  in  the  lecture-room,  for  the  purpose  of 
organizing  a  Jimior  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor.  A 
number  of  children,  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  four- 
teen, were  present.  The  pastor  explained  to  them  the 
object  and  plans  of  the  society,  and  especially  the  mean- 
ing of  the  pledge,  and,  after  prayer,  asked  how  many 
were  willing  to  be  members  of  such  a  society.  Seven 
expressed  a  wish  to  do  so,  some  not  being  ready  to  take 
the  step.  These  seven  were  then  organized  into  a  soci- 
ety, and  a  superintendent  anu  assistant  superintendent 
were  appointed." 

We  give  below  the  constitution  of  the  society. 

A  Model  Junior  Constitution. 

The  following,  with  a  very  few  verbal  changes,  is  the 
Constitution  of  the  Junior  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
which  may  well  be  regarded  as  a  model  constitution : 

Constitution. 

I.  This  Society  shall  be  called  The  Junior  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor  of 

II.  Its  object  shall  be  to  promote  an  earnest  Christian 
life  among  the  boys  and  girls  who  shall  become  mem- 
bers, and  prepare  them  for  the  active  service  of  Christ. 

III.  Any  boy  or  girl  between  the  ages  of  seven  and 
thirteen  inclusive,  who  shall  be  approved  by  the  Super- 
intendent and  Assistant,  may  become  a  member  of  the 
Society  by  taking  the  following  pledge : 

"Trusting  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  for  strength,  I 
promise  Him  that  I  will  try  to  do  whatever  He  would 


also  furnishes  us 

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society. 

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constitution : 


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tamest  Christian 
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for  strength,  I 
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like  to  have  me  do  |  that  I  will  pray  to  Him  every  day ; 
and  that  just  so  far  as  I  know  how,  I  will  try  to  lead  a 
Christian  life.  I  will  be  present  at  every  meeting  of  the 
Society  when  I  can,  and  will  take  some  part  in  every 
meeting." 

IV.  The  officers  of  the  Society  shall  be  a  Superin- 
tendent, Assistant  Superintendent,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer. There  shall  also  be  a  Lookout  Committee,  and 
such  other  committees  as  may  be  needed. 

V.  The  Superintendent  and  Assistant  shall  have 
charge  of  the  work  of  the  Society. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  names  of  the 
members,  and  the  minutes  of  the  business-meetings. 

The  Treasurer  shall  safely  keep  all  money  belonging 
to  the  Society,  and  pay  it  out  only  as  directed  by  the 
Society. 

The  Lookout  Committee  shall  bring  new  members 
into  the  Societ)^,  and  aflfectionately  look  after  and  reclaim 
any  who  seem  indifferent  to  their  pledge. 

VL  The  Superintendent  and  Assistant  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  Pastor,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
Church.  The  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  elected 
by  the  Society..  The  Lookout  Committee  shall  be 
appointed  by  the  Superintendent  and  Assistant.  All 
officers  shall  be  chosen  once  in  six      onths. 

VIL  A  prayer-meeting  shall  be  hc;i  J  once  every  week. 
A  consecration-meeting  shall  be  held  once  a  month,  at 
which  the  pledge  shall  be  read,  and  the  roll  called,  and 
the  responses  of  the  members  shall  be  considered  a 
renewal  of  the  pledge  of  the  Society.  If  any  member 
shall  be  absent  from  three  consecration- meetings  without 
excuse,  his  name  shall  be  dropped  from  the  list  of 
members. 

VIII.  Part  of  the  hour  of  the  weekly  meeting  shall,  if 


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cJeemed  best,  be  used  by  the  Pastor  or  Superintendent  of 
the  Society  for  instruction,  or  for  other  exercises  which 
tiiey  may  approve. 

By-Laws, 

I.  The    Society   shall    hold   the    prayer-meeting    on 

; afternoon  of  each  week.     The  last  regular 

meeting  of  each  month  shall  he  the  consecration-meeting. 

II.  The   officers  and   committees  shall   be  chosen  m 

and  and   continue  six    months,  beginning 

on  the  first  of  the  month  following  their  election. 

III.  Special  meetings  of  the  Society  may  be  held  at 
any  time,  at  the  call  of  the  Superintendent. 


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